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reloader44mag
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Any recommendations on good consistant reload combinations for 45acp. I just bought a Taurus 1911, I have reloaded for many different calibers, but 45acp is a first for me. I'm new to the forum and am lookin for some advise to save a little time working up loads. Thanks for any help.
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If you use W231, 5.7 gr and set the OAL at 1.255. It will make about 830 fps and works very well in any firearm.
Bill
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4.1 Clays 200gr RN Moly 1.245 OAL
4.7 Clays 200gr JFP 1.225 OAL
Soft shooting and clean(er) than most.
The most consistent I've found is Vhitavourri powders. To make major:
4.0 N310 200gr RN Moly 1.245 OAL
4.9 N310 200gr JFP Montana Gold bullet 1.225 OAL
Softest shooting, absolute cleanest and most consistent
230 cast with 6.0 unique. Works fine lasts long time.
I like 'em milder for a day at the range.
5.5 grains seemed a little hot to me. So I'm backing it off.
Each to his own, though.
I see a lot of shooters like 231 in their 45 ACP. Have you found that this powder is temperature sensative? In cold weather, the velocity will fall off. Just what I have experienced. Bshooter
Sorry no help here as all of my shooting is indoors at this time. I do use the 5.0 of 231 and works very well so far. Thanks for all the info guys........ I hope this has been a helpful thread for others too.
For what it's worth.
W.D.
Red dot and green dot work well but strangely enough I was turned on to Winchesters 452 AA about 15 years ago. I realize it has long since been dicontinued but it's replacement, SuperTarget, is just as good!
I have been useing 4.2 to 4.5 Grains of 452AA behind any, quality, 200 Grain semi wadcutter that will feed reliably in the pistol of choice with excellent results.
As a matter of fact I have yet to find a Colt series 70 or 80 pistol that will not put 5 rounds in a hole I can cover with a quarter at 25 yards. Off a rest of course!
One thing I have learned about Winchesters ball powders is they can be temperature sensitive,Cold no good, and very sensitive to a changre in type of primer. 452AA hates a magnum primers! Learned this when I switched from Std. federals to magnum federal large pistol during the great primer shortage of the late 90's I suddenly had a 45 caliber shotgun!
The 452AA load is also very consistent. The first time I ran this load over a chronograph I thought I had broken it as it read 775 for about 12 straight rounds before I got a 776 reading!
Can't ask for more that that![8D]
Grip tightly. ALWAYS ejects. Use a polyurethane recoil buffer so it won't crack your frame. And use a REAL 1911
The old boy who taught me to reload years ago had a simple suggestion every time he saw me biting the High Velocity/power apple: If I need a magnum buy a magnum! trying to turn a 25 auto into a 44 magnum was only going to break parts, and maybe me,and I'll pass that good old suggestion along right now.
Plus it was a good reason to buy another gun I didn't have! Win Win for a shooter[8D]
Gangrene this load of 6.8 grains of reddot and a 250 gr bullet strikes me as way to hot. a quick look in Richard Lee's Modern reloading show a 240gr bullet 4.5 grains reddot at 770 and 19,200 PSI. Your load must me higher/hotter than that! But if it works for you I say go ahead on. It is your money and hands.
The old boy who taught me to reload years ago had a simple suggestion every time he saw me biting the High Velocity/power apple: If I need a magnum buy a magnum! trying to turn a 25 auto into a 44 magnum was only going to break parts, and maybe me,and I'll pass that good old suggestion along right now.
Plus it was a good reason to buy another gun I didn't have! Win Win for a shooter[8D]
Compared to what I saw advertised on Ebay a couple years ago this load ain't so hot. The ad said:
"This is a lot of 25 ultra-strong cases for the very hot loads we use here in "Bear Country" in our .45 ACP pistols. We shoot 200 grain hard cast lead bullets at 1400 fps (we have clocked max. loads at over 1500!) and 230 Nosler Jacketed Flat Point bullets at over 1300. This is done with 20 lb recoil springs and modified .308 rifle cases. We take commercial once-fired .308 brass and trim to .45ACP nominal length, then inside neck ream to make room for the bullet. All machining operations performed on a lathe in a precision jig to ensure concentricity and repeatability. Internal volumes are consistent and neck wall thickness is concentric and uniform. Loading recommendations enclosed (Hodgdon Long Shot powder preferred). Step up to a REAL .45!
We use these in normal (non-supported) .45 barrels as well as supported Para Ordnance style barrels. Make sure the gun is recent manufacture and in good condition. Not recommended in old surplus guns. No reserve.
What a neat bit of info, I really like the photo of the cases nice and clear!
However this is also the problem when batering load information about without giving exact details! I wonder how many people actually thought these loads went into standard 45 auto cases? Safety in firearms needs to be everybodies issue as thier are way to many people out in the world who think common sense died with Ben Franklin. Ask the Ruger people about thier experience some time.
These loads, and I suspect your reddot load as well, are really "wildcats" for auto pistols. For an experienced shooter these are not a problem, for the beginner it could be a destroyed gun or worse.
I can't tell you how many guys I've met at the range who won't use reloads either because some dum * thought screwing with a beginner was funny or did not have enough common sense to heed the warning listed in the manuals!
In these cases the "new guy" generally winds up thinking that reloading is as safe as gargling with Nitroglcerine and won't have any more to do with it.
We all need our sport to florish and it needs to florish in all areas! A little "common sense" will keep our sport healthy and keep "big brother" off our doorstep![8D]
Copy that![8D]
This load shoots very well and functions in my 1911's and Sig 220.
There are a couple of users using bullseye. I think bullseye 5g. is very clean and works well with 230g LRN (900fps). On thing to keep in mind is a lot of 45's don't feed JHPoints very well. I own a new springfield xd45 and round nose feeds much better and this is what a 45 was designed for anyway. As for 200grain rounds all they do is increase the speed. Who needs it in a 45. A 45 is a slow moving round that tears into it's victim target/bad guy. A fantastic round.
There. I fixed it for you so's not to perpetuate the "victim" mentality.[:D]
Cheers.
By the way, when are we going to the range again?